Afghanistan,Afghanistan earthquake Stories

The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake
UN News  |  Sep 07, 2025

A native of the Jalalabad area, he knew first-hand what this new disaster would mean for the country’s northeast, where extended families all live und...

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake rises to over 2,200
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 04, 2025

Around 12,000 people have been directly affected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villages
UN News  |  Sep 02, 2025

On the ground, several UN agencies reported devastation across four eastern provinces of Afghanistan including Nangarhar and Kunar, where staff and hu...

800 killed after strong earthquake hits Afghanistan
DW News  |  Sep 01, 2025

The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 8 kilometres (6 miles) and struck the region at 11:47 p.m. local time (9:17 p.m. CET), according to USGS.

The Muslim world has been strong on rhetoric, short on action over Gaza and Afghanistan
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

For example, the OIC has failed to persuade Israel’s neighbouring states – Egypt and Jordan, in particular – to open their border crossings to allow h...

Kenyan court orders extradition of ex-Afghan deputy speaker wanted in US for drug trafficking
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 13, 2025

Abdul, who served as deputy speaker in a previous Afghan government, was arrested at a hotel in Nairobi on April 14, after allegedly travelling to Ken...

Afghan women stage rare protests on International Women's Day
AFP  |  Mar 08, 2024

Taliban authorities have repeatedly dismissed such international criticism as propaganda.

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